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Posted by: nacho

So the entire first season is just a prequel. We (spoilers, but who cares?) get everyone in their standard old school Lost in Space roles by the final scene and then they get space-warped away and truly lost in space.

Which means they spent 10 hours introducing us to characters who, by and large, were simply cut-outs of the same characters they've always been since 1966 with a few modern tweaks.

I'm not too sure I'm happy with this. I feel like, if you were just going to do a Lost in Space reboot that was right in line with the original, you could have gotten to that point much faster. We don't need to know the motivations for Maureen Robinson to save her family. Wouldn't anyone do that? And I again wonder if Posey is playing Dr. Smith or if she's playing Posey playing Dr. Smith.

Anyway... We'll get season two, I'm sure, and I'll give it a chance, but I don't see any need to re-watch season one ever.

Posted by: nacho

Episode 5 tells us what the apocalypse is -- it's the early stages of what was happening in the movie. Environmental collapse. No more blue skies. Life on Earth won't last much beyond three generations.

It also explains why Judy is mixed race (John is Maureen's second husband).

It also reveals Robot to all the survivors.

The drawbacks/warning signs: Will's mental/dream connection with Robot, and the 63 survivors trying to make due with meager supplies, is all very Earth 2. And while, yes, I own the Earth 2 blu rays and occasionally have a hankering to watch that show -- I'm the only one!

Posted by: nacho

Episode 4! So the Resolute doesn't know anyone's position and was just sending out a blanket message. We open the episode in classic Lost in Space fashion -- Jupiter 2 on the ground, out of fuel, and serving as the "house" surrounded by a little plot of land. Maureen and John are off to find survivors from other Jupiters and decide to leave the kids with Robot and Dr. Smith.

Posted by: nacho

Once free and settled in the forest outside Vancouver, the Resolute (the launch station) makes contact with a "we will seek you out once we finish repairs" message. Which doesn't quite jive with the damage we saw in episode 2, but that's fine. I'm sure all is not what it seems.

Parker Posey's real name is June Harris. (Jonathan Harris was the original Dr. Smith actor.) That's sort of cool.